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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to |
3 | | learn of the death of Patricia Anne (Fitzmorris) Floeter of |
4 | | Crystal Lake, who passed away on March 15, 2013; and
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5 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Floeter was born on December 27, 1932, to |
6 | | Daniel Michael and Patricia Edith Fitzmorris in Peoria; she was |
7 | | raised in Skokie, attended St. Peter's Grade School, and |
8 | | graduated from Mallinckrodt High School in Wilmette; she |
9 | | received her bachelors degree in chemistry from Mundelein |
10 | | College (now Loyola University) in 1954; she married Conrad F. |
11 | | Floeter on November 27, 1954, at Saint Peter's Catholic Church |
12 | | in Skokie; they spent the first year together in Las Cruces, |
13 | | New Mexico, while stationed at the U.S. Army White Sands |
14 | | Proving Ground; she received her masters at Northern Illinois |
15 | | University in 1973; and
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16 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Floeter was the first chemist hired by |
17 | | the county for the health department water lab in response to |
18 | | the Clean Water Act of 1971; eventually she began working for |
19 | | Commonwealth Edison and retired as a engineer from Commonwealth |
20 | | Edison, Byron Nuclear Power Station; in retirement, she founded |
21 | | Hazardous Material Management Systems, a consulting and |
22 | | training company for federal and State environmental and safety |
23 | | regulations; and
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1 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Floeter served on the Algonquin Township |
2 | | Board as a trustee and was subsequently elected supervisor; she |
3 | | was a long-time member of the American Chemical Society, |
4 | | serving a term as a national delegate for the Chicago Section, |
5 | | and was a former member of the Rockford chapter of the American |
6 | | Society of Mechanical Engineers; she was a member of AAUW, the |
7 | | Rotary Club of Crystal Lake Dawnbreakers, a Paul Harris Fellow, |
8 | | the McHenry County Republican Party, and a founding member of |
9 | | the McHenry County Environmental Defenders; she served as |
10 | | chairman of the McHenry County Local Emergency Planning |
11 | | Committee and served on the finance committee of Saint Thomas |
12 | | the Apostle Catholic Church; and
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13 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Floeter was preceded in death by her |
14 | | husband of 47 years, Conrad; her parents; her infant grandson, |
15 | | Madison; her sister, Sheila Cardinell; and her brother-in-law, |
16 | | Joseph Floeter; and
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17 | | WHEREAS, Patricia Floeter is survived by her children, |
18 | | Conrad (Donna Lee), Mary Kay (Ted Usdin), Daniel (Nancy), John |
19 | | (Judy), Thomas (Rebekah), and William (Deanna); her |
20 | | grandchildren, Anna Rose and Mary Grace Floeter, Ben (Natalie), |
21 | | Luke (Katherine), Ian, and Mara Floeter, Katherine (Kyle) Bush, |
22 | | Lily and Simon Floeter, Ryan and Justin Floeter, and Hannah and |
23 | | Christopher Floeter; her great-grandsons, Oscar and Charlie; |
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1 | | her sister-in-law, Frances Floeter; her numerous nieces and |
2 | | nephews, and many cousins, especially Ashleigh Staley; she is |
3 | | also survived by Bosnian refugees Denis and Sasha (Heidi) |
4 | | Traup, Rotary Exchange student Paola Zamarron, and many dear |
5 | | friends and neighbors; therefore, be it
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6 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL |
7 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn the passing of |
8 | | Patricia Floeter, and we extend our sincere condolences to her |
9 | | family, friends, and all who knew and loved her; and be it |
10 | | further
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11 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
12 | | presented to the family of Patricia Floeter as an expression of |
13 | | our deepest sympathy.
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